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SUNDAY, JANUARY 2(i. 1840.
FROM CHARLESTON.
Tho steam packet Savannah, Cnpt Fri'elanE
arrived yeoerdny f< nm Charleston. By her .wo re
ceived tho Charlcsimi Courier of yest- t'day morn
ing. There is nothing in it of interest, nm received
by yesterday's mail, if wo except the Information
furnished in n loiter of the Washington Correspon
dent qf'fluf ipipef tfatot “ Judge Whi^o, of .Tonnes-
•os, at the dinner recently given to him by some of
the oppo‘ii|Qn'tnemiK!rs. of Cotjsriuj at'Washing
ton, at winch fttr. Presthh, of S. C.'presided, 1 i-ntm*
out for Harrison.” ' Tho s'nmn correspondent re-'
marks— 1 ' Nn-io of tho Qrorgia menders go for
Harrison.” We belicVe iti ^ The’^ Old Hero” is
Urn old. More tinon.' ‘ 4 ’
Tho Baltimore Patriot of .Monday, .lost,i.tavs—
“THoBecotnitHTrnm'Wasltington 0*0 that Mr. Wjw
Is rfrtegt-ro’isly ilV. M . f ..t i
,Tho New Orleans Pirpyurm, says—" The strmm-
bqat New.Cn#tle, foi.noilv of Philadelphia, nnd re-
contlyiofMo'ii'o,\vas totally.wreoknd.near Tuspn.i,
on Ute 13th Doc. last; he', crew was save 1. She
had on board .at tho}imo_200 Moxlcap soldi- n, des
tined fot Tampico, win? were ell saved, ( ond arrived
attbelr.jilacQ.ofdrstiitaUon on tho ,J.7[th ult.
i “7T“—; r~.—77“ .
Mr. James Brar.lslca hus become joint proptle-
toi with Mr. P, p, Ren, of tlm Now frr'eati# Bulle
tin. Tho Bulletin has the reputntlou nffie'ng one
o| the most profitable n-wspnper establishments In
tlin United Slates, and tho reasonisihat.il.has acted
oat the principle thnt 1 short credits mako long
friends.”
.,British Ship ^ciitlano —This ship cleared
for, Livri puol. vvth l|ic largest cargo thnt ever went
over this liar, yist ,2710. bides Cotton, weighing
900,000 lbs. and 040 bbjs. of Turpentine, nnd with
all driiwtnghut I4J fcctvvute r — Cbarlcston Conri■
fir 24<A inti.
. An rxfcicncFil commander of steamboat* »«g*
gesis that the accident which happened to the
Lexington shows the propiirty of tligmg a rti'Mer
in aio^nnerd tTeieul Iromtho common one. Tire
moment the posts of the upper deck arc burnt off
the iodder becomes uuitincnynblo. A contrivance
for putting a tiller on the rodder nt tho stei-n, or for
connecting the tud ler wMi the helm by clmhts pos
ing on curb side of tliu hull, would prevent this —\r
Y. Paper. "’J 'J' ' • ' ’I"; - • • •* *
At-my.i—tJiiP' liii'nt.rtn' d and sixty U. S. Rwnfts
tinder the command of Libuts. May aid Met.ill of
the Cnd'D.iignnns, «n>lrd yesterday nn linnnl bris
Saratoga, for Florida —A'. Y. Courier, 17th ins:.
il/u/ftiy.—TI e brig S'lratn'.n. Beihdl, sailed yo<-
•tnrd •y for Jiick-ooviile, Flotid'i. She wns in tow
of the flonmhont Sti'esmiMi; when no nr the Nsr-,
•rows'-the craw mutinied 1 nnd the brig returned to;
tlm'Quarantine Giooml, where four of them, we,e
tnkonoiii by tlio U. S. hi ig Washington and brought'
to,this'city Imtid'ruflVd.—I Hid. e • , !
. |
*‘4AVillH»m‘M. McCnrty has heen elected a.Beproi
1 •rnlutlve'Vo Congress irotn the Loudoun district, hj
Virginia, to fill the vnenney ocrasioited by the tes'g:
• nation of C. F. Mercer. The vote in Loudoun coun-
•ty was for Mr. McCarty (508s for Cuihbert Powei|
3R7; (Imth Whigs.) Mr. Homer wits notneandi.
•‘dn»e' r ias reported. In Fairfax county, Mr. McCur-
• tyrocelved a large mnj utiy of vato*. The exact
» slate of the vo'o of Foitf|tder (the remaining county
.‘•lh the’District) we have notli-avd.
"• Mr; Mclllianey was elected to the Stalo Sennto,
to fill thu vaesnay occasioned by Mr. Mi'Ctii yV
• resignation i fids 1 «rnt in that body.—‘National In•
te/ligencer, 20//* inti. '
c'nNnnKss.
Ih.Ih. Hen.tr, IQit In.l.nl, Mr.
«tiin.n r.'mllitt,,) tb. on th- Sub.Ti„rtiy|
" is ti«nsiSiSSluuli.a.tii!yyuJ»usMU*ijJ
10“ Wo publish the following from the Soulhrrtt
CbrlsMon.Sentinel nt Charleston, ut tho request o.*
one of our citizens. lit exclude* some miscellaneous
matters on file.
For the Southern Chi V*an Sentinel.
OGLETHQRl’F. UNIVEUSt lY, AND THE
REV. C. W. HOWARD.
Mr. Fuliihr.—The gentleman whose nnmp stands
at the head of this niticle, in connection with ilr.u
of the Institution which owe* it* origin to hi* vir.tr; s,
is'lilrrady protiy extensively,known toyour ivnd. is,
n*,ih'*.mttlt'?r of a vorv nhlo Pumphlol nhlte^sed
two y. ur* uj.itoiho Clitirchcs coiinec.ed with the
Projhytvry of which ho ill n member. In that
Pamphlet, ho assigned reason* why tho Preshytery
ihoiiltistanil ahml from tho di*sensions Which llivn
hud long distracted, and whi.:h sincu have divided,
.tint I'rythyteriun Chin ch. I believe that ryery can
did. reader of that Pninp|ilet, whatever may Im Ms
dpiiiitms 'as to.tiie' plan which .it ndvoented, w II
re.idily cidcedetkat it wus written in u truly Chris
tian spirit, nnd ilia*, tho considerations which it prb' j
Knitd i'en uf u grovo .lid im|,urlm,t iVr,! „ ri;ni!ra . lcu „f in qnmtiou., HI' pnlil-v
Iiowaril. j» «> natpo son ofCtoor^in, a grudu.ite tvT m | no ,^ • ■ • •
lV.fnv ton Seinin try, never connected with an) p-.rty J
The Bnntd ol Tt ustres could not hi lac llinmsrlvrs
to accepr»iv>igentiou tendered .under such circum
stances. Mr. llowhrJ, howrujr, hud conw to a
filialdvoi-ion,nnd llierefopj made his resign*'ion.
I tvcpipt-ry, nn<i tho trustees finally 0' cep'od it. hut
mil without recording their tr«tinniny to iho distin-
gtli-hed services which hail been rcmlur d l»y him to
tho Iiistitulion. 1 have succeeded in ubtuiilng a
enpy of ihv procce.lin-s in iho cast, which I here
insert—premising that the hosiiln ioltucnco wh'dh
has been hrmi»hun bear on Mr. Howard, evidently
does not predominate in the Board of Trustees, but
is tol»e sought ,(yr.in that ecclc-ias icul conclave,
which unfurlnn^telv.'in th's ins nuev, possesses the
pi.wer qfnppom 'mg. the Trustee*, nnd with whose
pjirty policy the fortunes of this infant Institution
are, moons 'queue, mosl tn)iu*pV.oiisly.h'ittnd iip. '
I present first thelcfiqrjof JVIr. Howurd,nnd inch
tho proceedings of tho Bpurd of Tnistee^. ' ( ' '
•> * i MimvAt, Oct. 30th, 1039-
Ccntlemrn of the Board of Tmtleet—llnvjug
usconninedthatd : sintia r .in.ion -lill ptwiiil# nmpr.i!
•ome of the I. lends of Ogletlioipi Univecshy, ,ln
consrquence of my ounexion with ihut institutinn,
Ijbe™ lotivo in offer you again my resignation of ,tl|e
1. lofessorArdp which I, now huvo the honor lo hold.
Permit me to state,, that this stop is tiken, noi.
because l am weai'i.'il ol lho post, or distrustful of
the success of tho lasrtii.m i; hut ei,i ’rely on BC
cotmtrwfthe di*fi".i*Uy, which I nm illumed, mv,
corninuanca in the Faculty cause* to our beloved.
College. - . . a . .. •.
Iom.voiy rcsprclfully,genllomet,
Yonrs, &c.. C* W. Howaup.
Fxtraets from' the minutet of the Board of
Trutlr.es of the Oglethorpe University, of No-
vcmher5th, 1839,
" Your Commit!2t>” (on resignations of nfiicers
of, tint inatitutlAn) "hog leave farther to state, that
oh its hMng'tiiiide known to them' than he resigna
lion'of ProfitSBor H.iwtud wiis seni in nt the sumo
Brno with the others, nnd wus only n»t formally
pie»ehted through in'udvctot.cn. thay |mvo given to
tins eentlemofi's rrsiinalion the *sme consideration
which they have hestbwed npt.n the othrrs, nnd
although npon conference with. Profestor Howard,
we cannot rep.»rt n withdrawal on hi« pnit of hi*
retiigniilfon—jnl' in full v’ wr of tho mntier, yotir
con mill Go would 1 respect fully recommend the
Bonrd thxt the resigUeti-in lie nat accepted.
The Board having'thus declined lo rocopt the
rcsignn.inn Of PniVessnr Howard, the Rov Mr.
Rnkorund Ceil Rockwell ofi'ered the following addi
tional s» it. niema by tho authority of Mr Howard,
vir.Thai tin* rvsigonlion had not l*een mndo
wUh'tl 'ii ihor.uigh'riinvlcti.in o.i thu pan of Mr.
Hovvani of hs necessity—that it wns n nde in good
feeling and to p omuio* the ii leirst ol tho Collepa.
nnd ilint it wns intend'd lb-bo pc em| lory uml
wotdd not he wiihdrnwit —Wh'-ronpon tho Board
passed tli"Jfoll-*vVi*ig rtvohr.ioit
Resolved. Thnt tho 'Board will now accept the
resi?nation of Professor Howr'd. but they wi I not
do so wi hum exp..'shut their iiigh sensn of his
zeal nnd iibilry ns nn olllcer, nnd of their'grateful
reniehii.'rniico .»f his g-eut slid duvmcd svi rices in
n*uri"g. nnd prmldoig for tho n-ccs«iiies of, our
Infutit iustitudmu'
Onm.it : 6u t»f W l’oe, Eiq. it Was
Resolved, Thitt a C'oo mtltco l.o appointed. to
convey - to Mr. Howard iho - rraolmioti re-
sj*eclJng his ivslgrmi'on.—M> «-cs Pin*, Hun is anil
C'llssel* were appointed that Cuinniil'.co. ' •
\V»r. ih'lt, Esqt'
'Dear Si 1 —-Above 1 yon huvo iho .extract*
from ilu* urnuteH of iho B o-d touching the,
rosignrtiion of Mr ilhwnrd; agivouhly ,;o your'
request:' ' *
Very rttspcctfullly.yonr obed’t. seiv'r,.
' ‘ V. Samuki. K. Tai.maoe.”.
. I cannot htit think, jifr Editor, thnt n wise of this
ki-s*l deoiund* imlic.o. Hero is nn individual o(
high rtondiag In hi* native &l«te (ms w ns sufficientIv
iiitested by Id* upjioiiititienl. Minto liinn slnco liv
tiie Goyciiiof of Geurg'u, lo. visit Euclai.diu >en<£li
of docum. nis pertaining in the curly hiMOry of I he
Sta qO n’t iiultvaluul, re. ainly itut surpassed in
talent nt.d eloqno.ico by any minister In coioiec.’on
with.,the Synod' of South Cnm'lmi imd Ouwrglaj
one pern'iarly well qualified by tUtilvo tn»i j and
uc.uiircd talent, for ucl'ivo siipeiinLimdcncb over the
higher depart mints of odiiciitiou; diiv'vn by licdo
sl.istical intolerance fr in un'institdiion, Of.which,
by efficient agency and 1 .rge pecuniary conuibtuions,
he is, in fiiiT, the founder. 11 Sic vo* non voids,”
IN hut is Mr Howard'* terlmet Rrnd hi* aide nnd
conVlw-ive pamphlet, and h ard from that, and Ute
history connected wi'li it, how much freedom of
thought and honest independence of character, ro-
fonii leader* uru wil.iug to tutorite. This snnto
Oglethorpe University has just been taken iindor
ilie.c re of that same Synod which httoly dcclaied
s Im large majority of one oflisPrevhyteries, out of
the Church, for thecrlme of pronouncing out of order
a resolm ion going to uxc'ud every member who
could not approve the violent m ..Mires of the As
sembly of 1337. That Synod Ini's also in lis posses
sion !«•• Seminary at Columbia, of whose two Pro-
fessmship* om- was founded and principally endow
ed b> the very Prcsbviery which they huvo tints
eot oil' f.irimt approving certain meitsores of ilic
Assembly: From first Ihlnst botwoen twenty nnd
thirty tfiousund dollars have gi.no to tld* Seoiicim v.
from those whoni t'c'* Synod hus now pronounced
cut ofthe Church. Thus me these two Institutions
held hi the gin»p of mmi/who, without even n de
cent pro pxt.iri tiioveiywnntonnessof usurpedpow.
er, thrust, out thu very f> uders of tlicsd institutions
irom till slia.ru in thorn, nnd retnin in their hands
funds to winch they liuvo no right, Wus it over
heard of before, tlim atiu.ly bidding funds in com
mon, porsumed to cut off from «rl slniro in'those
1 iund«, for tie crioiH or olfoncc whatever, simply lor
ill iho Clmt cli, hut is what used td be termed, ltef..ro
"piirty feelingraghd,an Old School man—i. o. holding
the dobtt inwi dfthu Confession oi Faith as they have
i generally boon held by nine tunth* ofthp I’resbyte-
lian Church. Hu wns ihe Commissioner from his
Presbytery to tho fumom A*fl°inhly of '37;"voted
-. ■fnrXbofalttogationni. tho Pitta of ,Union, in thu sense
*xplained by Df;. Alexander, viz., that no minis
ter* would be excluded by i'j .hut when, after the
vote was phSwvE «tle.w canstrdctieti was put upon
tho term abrogation;nnd it wusmiide n pretext for
1 excluding, witliuut trial, 5110 minister* and (iO, 11(10
church members, .Mr. Howard was ill tho opposi
tion, nnd has been so cvci since.
. For this conscientious opposition to mens.uresin
. ihq Assembly, uml for da.mg to express In* sonti-
men.ts.Mr. Hut/ar.|li:is I*, eo. ^.'f'ove t* .i.tr'ued
by ihenidsiunrclontin • porsecuiiotirtMJpId'criplidn.
' As art illustration of the tmcompr.ur.istng, nnd, l
had almost said, ferocious spirit, with which he has
■ been hunted down, 1 might specify luc fuel, uil.-sb-d
Mono months sinco by one of your correspondent*.
tl|nt a Presbyterian minister, soon nlier the B|i-
praruttco of that pamphlet, di-clmvd th"t men who
"lidhi such sentiment* n* Mr.' Howa.d avowed,
• . *< ought to bo 'persecuted,"—.and on sumo surprise
- ' ;being expressed, the some language wus reiterated.
• ,;Ti|S)t icleu. of persecution Uiing the pi. nor recom
pense to Mr. Howard for hi* avow.'1'or cons. iioir
tious opposition to those high handed measure* of
lhqAs>eni' |y ,,f ’37, has been by no mean- confined
to'tfio Individual above alluded to; ever sinre tbo
C 'lrationnf that |wmplilet, unw^ttried efloft# hove
made; sometime* open, but more geoe-nl.y by
J.ii • cr«l nnd c oujculed dnvico-, to destroy Mr. How
ard's influence.
.."Thn Oirlethorpo University in 'Georgia is an
■ ‘ JOWtt'tTasiitut^on, which! it i* ncknowlodg' d on all
■ t ,] 1 jaandij‘owe* lt*rxl« oneetoMr. Howard. With-
( * . out Itis'diljclonr influence’end jicrsonal satriices and
iudflfdil^ilhln'hbors. it could ■ hover hovo l»een o»tu-
V ‘fcllsfied. Ho h«rf been from th" beginint, tlsc-
' '"lifoaiul suul” of nil the mensilros to suainin if,
and Ilia enthu-1n«in in itr l*eh >lf, is to t*a aunhn-
ted, In great'men-or©. 'it* present standing. Ho
was, till lately, one of it* I’r.ffu-iors, hut is now »«•
I mrated from all connection with it, IuivIiik been
l|ert»Hy worried out of hi* Professorship, by the
.hftsRIUy of those who count hint guilty of mi unpur-
donuhl" sin, lu-caure, in relation to certain cc*
clo*la»ticil ttieuiuie* nf an Asuhnlily nt Philadel-
phin, It® entertain*, and dares to expr. s*, opinion*
different fri.m their "wo,
When Mr. Howard *«w that Im had to do wilii
men who wnokl neitl.» r lot him live in jioueo u* n
1'rofctsor in the Collefe', of which h» was,in Imi-I.iIs"
founder—mo oven ri.iMribol* lo sosMtio the lo*iin,
tmil, oxcopt on r'ln.lill'Oi* of Ids oarrari-in, hu vol
uotstilv «»'•* f oeroo.ljr sarrifmcd his oil-am inter
cst ami personal mehng*, ne t ten.loi. il to th« J rut .
|M# of lh« University his rrstf
minority to whom a largo proportion ol'th"*.* fund*
rightfully Itelbns’f Is this ChristianIntegthy? this
lift* refined uiuma'vatod morality of tho Gospel? Say
rather, is it nut conduct that honorable men, nut tie-
knmvlcd'>ing the paramount impoitimco of religious
considerations, would blush tb ho guilty of?
Mr. Editor, l leave these facts to thn judgment
of your renders. It is duo to Mr. Howmd to say
that my notice of this case is without his knowledge
nor have ‘1 any p.-nmiml interest in tho matter,
except that which I think cveiy honest mind must
fc 1. in reference to such fuel*.
Vkritas.
THE LEXINGTON.
From the New Yprk Sun.
We regret that among the pu«*enypr* were the
wifcjn.iul two ini. fi *iing children of .Russel .Ini vis,
E-q., lorincrly of Ropon, noire Inlteil/rdilorof the
Fhdadolphia World, uud at present .editor of the
qKvcniug Tattler in this city. Cuptu'm Hilliaid.
whose u.lention h»d Im-co atuncted to this into ••-t-
iog nnd unl’ortuu'ito family at 'fie table, saw Mis.
vis fii'Uting with one of her children in her arm*
wi* feel it our Ndihy to litv lit 1 * statement hefoic the
public.
From the Whig.
'The LcXlrgton, we know, was, In nil respects, n:
most ihngernu* nnd unseaworthy vessel. ’Fite
ytvy last nip *bo moth*, anUiIor to this last one
some cotton m.-rchuudito w.is set on fire by hohi..
packed in precisely the s me place ns thatwli'cli
tliu halt** of cotton occupied in this disastrous voy
age. The ba-e of tho smoke-pipe, whero it came in
contact with tho d"ck, (on 1 winch the goods were
pneked) wus cased in wood t'titid it wn* hut a ve*y
few. day* nj o, tint u genlh omit of this city, who wm*
going to Bust' n in tho Luxingtuti, »noI to tho Cup-
lain that lie was glad to seo'tlint coal w!’S iivd on
lumrd tho bout, ns sphrks from wikid would Im dun-
genius with *o mnoh rottnn on board. The Cap-
tain’*.reply w.sa u» this "fleet; that the copl made u
very powerful tiro, frequently healing the smoke-
pipe red-hot, 'ten feet above ihe diets 1 !
==F
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23,TORI.
(Er’ 1 Mr; Pnhicl N. Lain has- bee.n appoint' d
fcotntnb’uof the Fourth Boat nr.Company, pistiiut
df Chatham Cnnuty.'-Wre Mr. T« A. Wilson,' re
•ign-d. • ■ s .
WcregY.-t to hnllonncu the denihof Mr.WmV
Tsyt.uitjiheli'ti' vonernhlo nnd re-period PiosidetH'
of tlio Steamboat Company of Geo jlh. H" de
parted this lifo do Siindny, nf or nn Hines# of some
d'ir.Uion, fr6tii tl'0 effects of whiell lio had so ler
opporomly recovered as to promise n l**ns-bened
career of usefulncsi; but thu soytbo jif thp grqnt
Destroyer couhl no longer he stayed, ami no Iiuiicm
mm.—tho nuhl"-t. work of God—has bent culled
from pur midst, full of years,nnd esteemed for hi*
many vlnites, _ ,
Tbo shipping in port yesterday oxblbi.ed tbo
usunj tespect to liis.momoryby the display of tboir
■» w if, —.
CF At n S|*eoial Meeting of the Members oi
the ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY^ 'of tho Chy o'
Savannah, he'd at tho City Hotel, on Monday, 27th
January, 1840. at 12 M., for the purpose of testify
ing tltv'r feeling, and expre ing tliiiir regret ut the
ddrtth of their fellow member and President, WtL-
mamTati.ok, Esq. t
On motion of Jumes McMonrl",seconded by Mr.
John BitTune, it was it'iiiiiSmuusiy
Resolved, That tho members nf this Society
deeply dejdmo tho death of Wtu.'AM Tatuui
their ln:e much venerated I’res'dent, by which
mnlnnclio'y dispensa'inn they have hreti I'pprived
of n vt'lniiblo uml mooli osicemt d oflicor, whose
kind and ntriuMo manner* hud endou'ed hint to all
of them and now make a deuoindon their fcVliegs
nnd fiicndship, lo pay to It's inentory evety appro*
prjnte and nflrriionit'o I'lbuto ofresjecl. Tlmir-
fore, he it further
Rend. eil. 1st. That, ns n leslSmeny of their
hem .fult sorrow, they w>ll wear crape on tho left
arm for tho ie*m of sixty days.
2d. Thnt the rnetnber# of lids Society, ns n body,
will n‘te'i(j thn funeral with tliolr badges, in mouti>-
ing. nnd that the •t»nclnnl of tint Sor : eiy,>n*'ti'Oud-
oil in crupv, lie cnrr ; cd on this occn»1't»;
3d. Tout t,hf Uuk'P Society, ihe, llUiernlui Soci
ety, uod Grrnmn iiup«l\sr Society, ,b»\respectii*lly
invited .in unite w'dim in pny'.-oj tho t-ust sad
Ilihuto Ilf,respect to thu pieiuiuory oi*uur tlec used
Fresi/Jont. _ . . ....
4,.h., That tho Sccroitny furiJTi ,t)ie piesid'nj
"Ulcer of each of thn above numi'd Societies with
copy of/* hep* feed *ng Reoilutimm. ■ .
5tlt. Tliut thesj R'ltiiimioii* he-pijl lislnxl in the
S’lviiminh'Georgian and Ropuhloun, and tlmt
copy of them, order tlio Juud of tlio SpcrcUity, ho
tent to the fund y .of llie.ilcocnHed.
JUS.CUNNINGHAM Jun-.
. . Secret ury.
THE KNICKERBOCKER.
This viduahlo perio l'onl. for December, Im# hen
received through »ho atfe'-iIon of the Agent, Col
W. T. Wir.t.iAMi, Iu pnge«, corVhed l»y the
co'ii.'.hutio"* of such pen* as those iff Wnslilnglim
Irving uml Mr*, b'fooracy. t um muttis tiliis, cannot
r.dliorepny the reuder,whc her lie yield the charms
of Moriety. (or, If nn Editor the bore.''* of a ••naif
■lio-'t,) for the griit'deat'onuf pt-tu-nl. By the bye.
wo are to reccivo the nnmlieis oftld*y«‘ac more
puncumllv, ft ratios Ubi, Mr. Ed: The ” Ed»
tors' Table” ulono is worth the pi ice of *ubsrrip-
lion.
new York.
lion. N. P. Tnllmmlgo, wltoot elrction to tlte
Senate of the U. S wo Imve I'drelnfore noticed,
jvcolvcd in tho Sctiuto of Nrw York ill votes—
scuttniiiig, 10. In the lltoise, 0{l-r.-i:iiliciiog, 59.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
03“ An nt'rmpt wns inn do tnlnoii the town on
Wednesday night, hot it wn* fortuon:’" ytllseovdied
before any injury had been accomplished.—Adver
tiser,Z-VU inst.
“Tho nagol of destruction hit* attain walked in
burning majesty” through onr street*, and the
tokens of nufl'erittg and loss wldeh oviv where
surround us, uliow bnw ilrcmllul'y wo have heen
smitten. Yet lot none despond—Let n* rill bee,
dolarmino to '* hoar up nguiusi tliu -tonus of adver
sity, end erect on out' very misfortunes a trophy lo
our honor.”— Ibid.
03* Tho smoke lias not yet stopped, eitrl'ng
nhovo the ruins <f our town, uml yet preparations
for rebuild dig uru ulieudy In uni nipi I thu t moulder
ing embers—sitrelv ‘'il is” not *• impus-ihlo to re-
lutnine ashes.”—Ibid-
on a huh* of cotton. The ul)v r i;hHd had leaped
overboard, us hud also u grent mnoy oth*?r passen
ger*— sonvtyenty of whom hud life,preservers on.
Whoa observed by Cupl. H. Airs. Jarvis wu* fra*-
licly. calling .upon the pet son* in the water to pre*
*-.rvu her child and briqg it to lier on th-* little.—
.Mother, children, pa-*engcrs and all, however,
sunk- to a common grayo, ,
..'The Cause,—biaco writing tho above we learn
fr-m a gentleman «liq fame Irom Boston Iasi week
iiu lilts. ill-»turicd ,«tenm«'r, Ihut. the cwt-c of this
dron-lfol ralnmity it entirely fro'Trom mystpry. ami
iliac |t j* do'thtless to bo uttrihuled tq lltp fa'. t that
mean* had not tieeti employ' d !•■ ufl'ord tho ntuchin-'
cy, Aic. closeiy .conitecltu witli tho faionco, imy
giunter ptotecUotl fton> th« iutcqso hwR <»t the coal
fires used in tho furnace tliati wuspruvid cl for th.-
boat wln n she wu* built, or. than wus heentsury so
blag a< th" find tired wn* wood. During the trip
our iiiiuunitfit, wliohit* travelled mite,It in Man'mer*
in every purl ol thu Unmiiy uml of Eorqpo tiBo,while
•tainling by the iurnuiv, ur»t became nwurp »,f the
fact ihut cnul wa- ti*"d l"t fuel instuml of wood,
Haii/quired of ll|e fireman if any additional pm-
tivtion "i the toschinvry luol IhtiiAim !e *lnco the
suhsdtution of coal instead of wood; uiidheli'g
answored iu thu negative. h« rcniatke'l to ton fire
men tint necoisity of making such udditimad pt"tcij-
lion, and explained In hint tlio cnusuuf tho nocassl
ty. Tlio fireman tuidi'd thill Im was awurn nf nil
that, uod ad.led. "Wo oxju cl all to ho Imriiod up
niiioof t»io*o day* l M
Wu are aware ihut thU statomeot. hy lirpllea'lon
m> liast, rainvuy* a comre lo th" Tran»|iorl*ll"H
Ci.iupany for thu mjlan »UUod, mol lav* at RiH'
'loot 11.&* dromlful • ||is:t of it ahflVM leronled | hit '
MASSACHUSETTS.
NVo have already slated thnt Hon. Mnrrit# Mor
ton (V. H ), has lieCil il- c'rirod by the Legi-'tr
now in sptiiiu/i. Governor, nf.cr a lepmt from tho
RMitvassito' comtaiiloo.
Hi# majority is non v.» a, not of a total of 1U2.
0115. Some papers’stato it at heo votes. At any
ruto, the result show# the importance of a vote
The 'Honre of Representatives hn* oelccteil tho
Hon.,Geo. Hull. (Whit') and the Hon. Nnikun
Willi*, (V. H.) ns the two (uf tho four pcifiut
having thn highest number of votes) who are lo hi
nominated lo the Senate for tin office of Liour;
Governor. .
The Small I’ox i» extending itm'lf through tho
interior of Mn-jwchosctts. Several cases Itnvo r.'-
ccnljy occur red in Miliherry.
In Nntciwz they recuived Gen. .luckron wi'h the
most anthu-instic ditinonsiintion* of respect, nnd
coinplimentud him With n public dinner Whigs
and Loco focus fell oipml ..mhh'on t<i do him revo-
runvo. llo left Natchez on tho night of tin* 5th.—
Picayune.
33* Tho ship Milo, ntrivfil ye»tcrilny fiom
IVrismoutli, reports that on tlio 22d Dec. iu Inti-
tmlofiO. 50, longiiodo 71. 59, »ho wus strilek hy
a whirl Wind which etiTied down the tnuinmin
lieud and split lift inizonmiist in i>flvi'ral placo*,-
Ne.w Orleans Picayune, VNhlntt.
fcf* Wo Jt.Mtrl th" rol'owlngpuid inform the wiltor
that wn are willing lo lot tliu whole troth appear 'It the
Ueorgian. Woadvisutho witter,In.wnvt r.a* lion*'.*
tho iptiiil toil, through our indnonii, nial tot per»oto
nil), that v/o inn*t rlnirgo lor it a*no adverti«oiiiout,
u* wo Inrerti d thn other | he with tho inoh tstand-
g that if it provoked n ippiy, wn shiadd cliurgo
knowing,u< w.nlo, the "••p"(t*iUil|lv, Ititegrily, and I >" r “' "• **" " 1
| pviuu fraction Irom prejudlc#, or our iulorai»ti, I c*»ls»mn* oi u Corno.i ratal
uaa iVhtiuil 1'rew, in.
tended for tho new# of the day. Wo wish not to
make anything by the discussion, hut as long ns wo
ran publish without excluding mutter* • xpeciciljo
ho .noticed by us, tho proceeds, when teroived,
•hull ho transmitted, ns tho I'tlnter'* contribution,
to the Wilmington Sufferers.
[run thk oaoitotAN.]
Mr. F.Jitnr;—l have jest seen, in tlio Georgian
of Sunday morning, nn article from tlio Southern
Ciirisiiun Sentinel, published at Chit'button, in which
tho Itov. C. W, Howard, of t|iisS.uti, is etilogiml.
at tlio oxpenso or the Prcebyiviinn Church. Now,
Sir, I ask a# an- net iff justice, tlii.t you.wBI open
your, collin'ns .lo a simple siutenumt of facts, which
will .romuvo tbo ptinqnna* intpre,sion, which the
cointnua-caLion itljtiiled to, must have tntulo on.tlio
tniwlft of your reader*, who hare not fully vxnmpud
tliL* qaesUon which.ha* divided the Church. I have
no objec.iViti*,Sir, lpr you to copy froin the columns
of n paper, jnefpstrdty got up in opposition {.* the
I’n'-hytmlati Cliuicl), qny article which yon pint re
—pnivith <| yotl nro willing to admit n reply, i
liuvo nothing to say hi oppu-it'on to the high term#
in which Mr. llowtnd lias been spokoti of—hut.
Sic, I huvo much to say in opp«(*ition to \l>c utt-
founded NiaitMiiciit,. ilint Mr. Howard Ims been
pursue I hy tlio ino-t pvchn.ijitg - por*ecution nnd
proKc Iption.” ll is tot true in npy score or nay.
degree, nnd all that Mr, Howiml is qxporjemdag.
ho has brought upon ; li;qtso|f. But, Sir, t will nut
prepare mv roply until I-uscerinji whether you wdl
inser| nil answer, t You will phligo me, ami all tho
menthe.'sof the Presliytcrinw Clptrch in this city
if you will pabli-h this—and lot mo know, whether
you are. willing to lui tlio whole truth appear in your
paper. ^
^ From the N. O. Picayune of the 10,'A in*/.
VERY LATE FROM TEXAS.
By then'mn] yesf uhy of tho fii»leeil'tig sicnin
ship. Neptune, Cnpt l'ennoyri, in 27 liotic* from
Galveston, \vy liuvo ytcei eJ fil"» of thu Gnb-us'on
paper* up to .the 15th ioM.
A public din^r wu- given io Gen Hnndcrsoo.
Into Teitnn Mtr'o.er to France, nt t!je Trein'mo
Hotfte, Galveston, on thn 13tti Ins'. On being
teov.ed the Gcnoral mndo a speech of sotno little
length in wldeh lie paid F,a '"o u high compli
ment, mol rp.'kn of Ea-Jaiid/nnd more pnrtieokirly
of O'Cooood in to." * any tiling Ian coinpliriiunia-
Ho lltiak* that O'Connell h"« gr» at ii'flii- tee
in 'preNcnling Kngnad irom it . gai-ing llinitido-
pciidoitco of Texas, end iccumiiicmlx the hitler
country adopting n law d.scdmiaii.io? between
Eiigt'sh coo,Is and i Imre fnnn other «3s ics, to
tuke eir-ct a sollicieiil time tibor its p'onm'yjioi
i ol'mv that nation io fully weigh lho ! nihji ct, hi
probably the best mean* of obtaining the dc-drtxi
iVco-tii, ion. ,
In I hu evening, aKplmididl'all_ wns given lo the
.Vi'iister imd hi* nccomp|isli"d lady, til the Tre-
mom. Allhoagh got up with' less then n day’s no
tic*, illiu/t’vvre s-mie seveioy Indio# nnd the uanil
pniphri.tei of goailoiniViipreumt, a"d lite parly wns
one of tlte tiiost fa-hinuuhjo. and, ru-pcu.ahht ever
had nt GnUe*tot|. ...
TheC.vilijin of tlielfith Inst. cb , <ialos nn neentmt
ofth" death of Coll lias*, whose recent coiiarciion
wi It iheFedcnlist* of Mexico has mndo him smite-
vvliat conspicuous. He wa* shot in nqnrtel alGon-
*W"S, by n mww namcvl .VwCtdlnu^h, luoti.vr to the
mail (if Rii'snmp natuu kil'cd hy Ro*s ioa dual
' ,1. M. Alien. Esq. ha* been ‘ el' Clea Mayor of
Gnlvi'*'oii,iitid J. II. Walton Riicorder.
A Thespian cotnpnnv Im* been organized nt Ma
ta gun In, and their | nforniance* ni-u wcU -poVcit of,
. lAiMatimorda price current of tho 4vh Mm}. **y«
hitnhur uod brtcM uru sc.urcn to d 'wanted. ’ W'inT
key, oijothreu'j, corn and negro clothing command
re. dy sale.’ '
Tim Awstm.n fino 20 gun Miijslwwlt nt Bn'imoTe!
hnv nirivi'il at Galveston. An tinned.brig from: the
■ainn plnco was expected. \\ i'hjhcso »o-*ols, «nys
thu Gnlvos'oti Gaxoite, .the couimeico of Mexico i*
coinp'elely ut ilto inerc) of Texas.
Tho Congress ot Texas had passed n low Tor sell
ing tho Intids of thn Cherokee*, and it wm* iho opin-
‘nit ut Austin they Would stain be occupied hy Ho
llers," ’
Battle with the. Cheroke.es,—CpI. Burleson lias
Vv.pl n.#kirm*«b with the Cherokee*. The action
took place nbuiii 35 mi'e* No'itltwcsl of An«tin. and
tlio I"dinns were routed with tlio loss of six killed
and some twenty women nnd children prisoner*. It
is said that Egg. one of their eliinf#, was among the
*| >ii., nnd tire wife of young Bowles, und other tala-
‘ res of his wotu among thn piisoners.
A’ id Troup* —Two compuuioi of troops lately
iscl in New Ortoans, left Houston on tlio 8tit
miniy for lire frontier, culler the command of
Captain Hu(M. Sovnrnl coinpauies hove preceded
them within tlte last six work*, destined for service
on the sumo fieid.
Prices at /!«*//«.—Coffee, $ I p.-r lh ; sugar, 75
:t#.; whiskey $8 50 per gul.; Hour, ^70 per hbl.;
corn, $2 per bu-he|.
* NEW YOBK, Jan. 20.
90 shares Untied Stnte* Bank Stock so'd at 05:
25 do do do 30 da) * 01; 50 do do do h 15 days >15;
50 do .lo do h next week 01 J; 50 do d" do 34^; 25
do do 'In s 30 day* 33 j; 25 do do do 01.{.
There wu- n"ln vo y heavy amount, of IhkIooss
ill tin* clock esclinnse this in" r "io.', nnd no very
gren' v .nation of prices sine- .'jjtifilny. United
Stri'o* bunk closed tit u d 'dine ofij, and Caiiion co.
of £ per bm.
F.xchanire —Wo quote first ntn hills on Eng
land at 7 n 74 per cent prent, althnagli thero huvo-
heen a ffos of some h'llsiii a much lower rate.
Wcqitolo biUs on Ph'lodelphia at IM.J a 94), nnd
o.t BaMmori! nt 94J ti04fj- The sale* m tho Itoai.l
this morning were as follow*!—$.'0<I0 on Philadel
phia,^!); 2000 do 91); 2l)00d(i 94).
^NDERSvTfTi.E. Jnn, 25.
On Thttriiday night, while in Savammli, wo obser
ved n most siaguliir a* well as splendid tlppoorntire
around the Moon. There were two circle* contain
ing tho »vvwn primitive colors «f the vu'uhuw most
rletit ly devehtj ' d. We huvo never srea tiny tiling'
moin lirii"lif'ii. but nn oavj.'tis cloml soon pnssed
over and shut out il* beauties forever.
rail road, savannah.
Waliad tin:, pleasure of an exenoim upon tlio
Genital Rail Roajl recently, which to it- was qui 11
u noveltv, If bo'mg the first lidn we ever trunte.l
«'u'«klvos lo upon n road of tlmt kind. Somupof
»t»ns pref.-r s'on iib"Ut«, other, *tnga c •rhes' b'.t
give us a tail road aver evety other mo t' - of travel-
ling. Any thing wtijcli come* nearest mo'ihiluiing
tiuifl nnd *j>aco is the jmolection of trave ling vvitll
u.»; a* forth'* merep'onsureol'iravelling which soiom
profess to delight ini wo ConfcHS wo have n< ver ox-'
iwricncod it. W"*»rever our bitsioo** n-qtd c* ot/r
presence,, wu would il wccould *0 atraago it. in n
moment transput onrrelve* to the desired spot.
1 hi* horcoleao en'orpr.*e 1* still rapid'.; pmgiesf
ing, nod wo wcreplcured tol.c.ir tlmt llio-c most io-
timuiely connected with it,tire dot. riniiqd to com
plete it at terry liazard. This i* n* il should lie}
perseverance can uccomplisli any thing hut ittipos-
sihililies, and wu led ussntod tlmt noth nt will. La
loft oti*|*icd which Uie ox* riions of iho inil'Tatigvhlu
M1 Gordon ran accomplish.
It isnstoni-hing wlmt false rumor* am ever elrca-
luting. >Vo hu-i undcratoud tliu' tho wood work
hud given way ietwivay places. Now w« saw ooth-
ingot this. NVo hiitl m*o 1" on iin'oiiii-(I, nit tliu
motion of 1I10 cats pm.luc. d bccd-clie. and sick
stomach. Being pn-i y oxer
points; wo fell considctable 01
allogiitlim itniiginur), fix u 111
never had, or onu In or fi"in
uny description. NVo had .1!
thora wu- n want of alt nt "«
iairrosiof iliosofurwaidiog 1
Iroightt »o|'.tr iVom this, un.l
tail obscrvalioa, wtt fiund lint ddl’r* hi I dtvhl'.al#
ntliidiird to tlm road* hot o Iv fullyeup.ilfle, bmvo y
tmoiilivo—10 ho sum- il.u) vvimo mn intiuiively po>
lilo,or di-gii*iingl> li.nnliai. Alim a Gw lionr*
Itovtt , III II 1 uttl tviiii' linos t'f "'ore th M twenty
mile* no hour, W" uni. d at ilw heno j rby id
Riivuiiiodi, oitih-ari il to u» hy limay rm'•*•»/• 'i'»|i* i.f
onr ho)i«ii iia>«, wh* n on tlm • omnium wu »l|ol
robin*,to p|") 1 d •him y. .Many were tbq fare, wt-
ko- w, tun ou's Wi* kiojw 11 to lint fiw, j n wln n
t oys, wu »"• Im r-s Ao rspi'liud when na ij, though
emerging from boyhood to manlal, wo ltecome
unknown loitulny ivh'oso nppcnhjdia familiar lo
1 •. Bn: let lint pn« t t the old lifk still rolls un-
cliangiHldt* majesiic wu ers Intohe bosom ,of its
mighty mother, and mill tmshaki.hy the .yt^pr'#
Id wt tho. Exchange steeple lowe nlittvo •orroiintl-
in - objects. It isunner.ossa(y tf|tompt atmsl/rl}i.'
tlon oiSnvitimnli.befcHtilie it hwfttn hmrh better
done titan w« coiil!l ; th» it, nml)en»se no descrip,
linn nftet nil i- equal to nnluiil foi vntlon of a thing,
and hev.nimweuurt all uurmetfilt will slmnly
liuvo nn oppm (unity of teeing for tltetnselvcs.—
Sandertvillc Adv. 25M insrf
(Correspondence of tko *11 them Patriot.)
WASIIING’DIN, JanVSl, 1840.
• SEN AT. . . ■ - • diio , . ■
, Among tbo .Memorial# ptyatoil wero several
fiom Toace Societies, oskinilmt,ttti'a-iti'os maybe
taken for osiabli*h ! ng n Cm ,css of Nat ons for the
athiirathio oT'NtltiHtnil dUpUs. Tltrt petitions*
Itth im. dnitlit well in'-niYig pi| ins, but die least ru-
lleotiiin would shewlli-m • hi,until Ute ptinciplo of
resold iiio.it i* crndionied (Vto; tlm |iuutun breast,,
wurs will t|ot vcumi.so long 11 tbo ou^'li shall ,con-
jlptio
Am mg thpresohi'ton# tirt rt/d'(ti'iHit Coinmlttcd
ou tlie Jutlidncy, I't tlm ,u|(Wmg, olVotvd hy Mr
Strnngo. - j .
Rctotvedi Thut tjto (Ipytnit'qti nn tho JmUciury.
be jiHtrottled toimquirq htJ ifio.expediriioy of *0
amending the several lawjition tlmt siibjffJi'n# id
allow till (Im mnvs|fnpet‘s ilih6 lt5*peCtlvo State# to
ptihlisli'iholnws pissod aiiioli Hossiou of Congress,
11-is noyv dono bytlio tlmtjnowspnpors sdnlod dn
end) Si|t'e, und in opititiiltf timi thoioolVn# tljo pt|)y
compoimution in bu ructVod bv npy nowspiipor
ilterdbi, bo nll'twod tn cifulnto Wilhiii'lhil^respr/
live Stnloi froo offdstayf ’ ' ' ''
After the diiipoiul of sfito privnln buxlnr**,' the
Senato iiiok.up thu Sd;-'H tuuiy .1)111, tho question
being on il- liiml passages . .
Mr. Walker I icing nnllliwl to the floor, proceed-'
od In nn n Imirnlilo s ylolo'uiimVd tho sophistries
of Mi. Clay’s speech of pitioldny. At tlm conclut
slon of his romarkt; I f • *1 imd
Mr. Ut'cliannnlook tefloor, hut wishing,soma
time for prap .ration, ill Bill was jald axidu until
louiorro.v. 1
'1 bo Sonnte thdii \v,*n. Into an ExotJmlvO session,
nnd Hliorvrart^'oIjnurnW.
• HOUSE OK'IUPHliSKNTATIVES.
Assiaiii ti/tl'O.JiMiinil Imd been road. Mr. Profllt
nsked tliu U'ltflg'incp oftliq Huu-o,to submit n Re-
suliidon er ling upoinlici Si'crttary of War for lit-
f'lrmntio/tis to wlii thor' Bnl\ Dog# nial Blood
H'linidshud Ik-t'n ordered for' the Florida Cam
pnixn./ - -.lo'V 1 . , 'I ..j
UhWctio.i hejng; mndo tho.Rcialution vyaswltli.
d'ltwA. ■ 4 \, ....
W'-nt object Mr. T. c.tuld have In submit ling ibis
R"/"tuiioti'Ichnnn'r Obnculve. He hud his party
am coatintinlly raving nt tho allogedi impotency of
lie Socreint)} and yet limy me • vor on the wntnh
to politico upon him on lint least npjiutvnt dovintiou
from tho imiiiI mode ol wuifuro. They .say lint hf
n^'Hte is responsible for the failure, aid yot lltoy are
coHsinntly i ad'(noddling with Id*pinna." ■ •'
Tliu first buxines* in onlor was tho Resolution of
Mr. l'liunipjoii.di-uyiiig tlm light ol U10 reception ul
Alnd' lion pa pet*. ... (il
M>. C.trhind of Vn., boing qnlillod^lo thn fl-tor,
replied ut sumo leti'gili 10 iho remarks df Mr Slade.
Alrv Butler ol 8 C., lb lowed, nnd In thnn'e 1 very
pointed remark# placed Mr. 'bind* nnd bls assocl-,
I The'<}iih#rion wi# taken, ■** WHI'tha "Htiata ijft vJ»ovr.
cotal th<- nail for the previous qur#tiohf¥#inl,<le«i> , rifM#
de l in tho negative, (Messrs. Ramsey, of Pehtliyl- - 1
v^ida, and Jnhuum, of Mar)Iwul .being lolleri)-^-
tike# 90, noe* 99. y
^Mr. Adapts then submit fed bis nmendmept |t#
, Resolved, That the following bd added to thoi
•intiding rulrauf this ,Hm**o, to bomumbtiwdiho
21st.
: ” Eton- petiihm prescntr,d by tbo Sptptkt }, .qr,by
Unytrembor, with a laief verbal .statement.of its
corticnts, slinll liklWdlvAvIl'tilildsVoliji'clr/ill Ik utill?
to itatteoptionfiirspeeial rea-oni nnd NVhfttoVeNib-
jmlon shall ho made to therecoption of n, petition,
tlm in UDufthe menthor objecting, ond tho rntjfip,
of |he oltp'rilpq, aI’i'I ho entered upon *liu jn'unal.
I lie question in evuiy such cose shall ho, " shail thd
pe'llom he rejer <*i(?” and nit petition shrill‘WP 1
jt cted bnt hy n tnajdrfty nf tho ntdhtbutti nreinnt-”'-
: On tn.1ii.1n by Mr.'Adanis,: . i! rpoimj
Tho Hon-o.ixljourncd.. , , ; .....,j. (
; „ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY,29,1 1840^7,!
03* By tint stettm pneket SavunnbHj Ca(ifFrdo-
land, we yesterday nfternnon reedved tlm 'Courier
H tlio Mercury, of ycsierday./'Tl'cir contents
wore nmicipntcf^ by thu matt of yoaiurday, except
ihe following sketch of Cdugrcisimial speeclid* on
tlm 22d, which,'in tlio ahbehqo »f Whxmtigtun'pa-*
peri coiitaliiin^ tlio same, villi'bo acceptable to bur'
reuderi. ' •'' l* "' ! "" " '' •' 1
(Correspondence of tfi« Courier. 1 * ' R
!"' *res "vvA’siliNOTON/jiilj.'sa/
1 Tri' thrt Sdnnfe,' to-dhlr. MrV Biichnhilii rnnde h
capital •I'eeclt In favor ol thoBiib-Troiimity pritjfict.
In rcfurenro to the present condition nf the country
Im undertook (0 shew, that nil our emlytlraismiint*,
!«"/», distres^es. gicw out.of tlto .eiipeg^.^f^at
.Isntikinisystem. Informer times,it required some
lyeut# to ruistf tlm steam high enough for an rxnlo-'
siotl, buYhtfWjXth' the hid of stare bands anil the
grant ragblntoi'’* agency in Europe, Wo could have
a blow up swim in /wo yanra* Wa : hot* had two,
suspension* sinco 1837 { no, country ,ip tbo.wnpld 0
but tills could *t.md. such sudden end frequent
contracBoti# und I'usio h-ion. Tlm eln* Icily |(hd
vlgitr tif our young country enabled her to withstand
these-ruinotis fluct&jtions. -The etriator from
Kentucky, (Ml. Clay.) had pmlicted that tlio
next.yeur.w,odd lio still greater than th'it of ibis.
If tlm distresM - should enntinuo ond bo Hgcravared,
tho gemlnmnn’* et|ndidatn for the Pievijlpncy (Geif
Hmrison) would have n better choico ofsticces*'.—
But hn did nut Rdnk tlmt tlm ScmitorV prediction
wan'd bo verified. Relief wns tit band} tho crisis
was pan; tho next year, iliougli not 01m of grert
pro*pc iiy,' wotdd not Im one of siitforing. Ub de*
cln/ed iho Sub-Trensuty bill to Im a proper nrid hifi-
eight menus of aflordihg, relief to tlm ’ ciuiilry. •’
v/oii'd ndintinieli iho'w)i"!ocountry, hanks nritf nllffif
the propriety ofredticjug tho nmetint of n-vehuk
nt.d preventing surpluses,’becnuse If would bb*thn
interest if all to keep the gold ttnd'tlilvbr in 'circula
tion: se.nual, it would rrdiir'o tho amount'of Itn-
pprtn'i"/^ fi.nil ptvmuiis, thu ..wflfitrn ofoijr,tt\aijVf
inciumr*} and,* third, It would restrain the oncost-
es of Bunk isstms. , '' , '‘ l
' 1 Irt tlm Hdiiso wehnd the old snhjrict nf n'lmllHnn.
Mr. Ad'hnaspnkeinopptiA'tlotttoGttni'Thompaon?#
utnendtilvtil to thq rules, nnd called uphh him to pro-
pose either to rejunt or to receive ahoHilmt peijthin*i
Mjf ihn Kl.ft.lfto,(
gff'plpd," ».!■ .op iMMUfifi
UM.
r *ai
T 1 frthiimi*»w teg mGis.lit.lmff dxtWt
G.ivnrnor of Miix>cflit»llr'fiy •' vfewSJ 11
liT. lUtaiM *»»W«MBs#l|«tWin*r«plfWf,
v/10 1. ni,o.l.ur,f—ih n w T**»n T,
PIt!mnt!n!ili« It-.-ofWnrtJ i*Wrt^F to
I mi 1 il cuvor the whole {
(CO uru coven*
I | T h. H
: 1G.0U0 were insured In iho Now Yutk LifbTWkur-
jnco and Trust Coni^j
1st in tUu : LMXfiH>p|9» J<IM ("v mli wml K'dvisw ha A
^■.iltnttt Wtm .Jlh'f/ Vila Miptues odT ■
t .f«»r dolit j
A Bill to nhn
lie Indiana llnusiywf,]
urge majority, .fru'i v»lntv( oiej ouj .-tWl tf»tq 1
The Corrcs^tnudyot of ^u^dti'i
nirt hiv*.^|iiM»w,|i^i}(^
tpposed to
It memhors- lf*»* JeiKMSilt'MIllW
every |.uiiiioi. hu m.yofrbenl loth* ic ne.l, tho
Nnu.o would hlirt’lb'hmrilM nthett edetene-Sr.
Ctrrkn. ffdil'bwtul #wv>Hd #jd hltA
•• The /HthMilW«|ltHtliin"tin.' xhewMSySh.
jww? 1 fedOT
ble u «wy- K. 1>Wra!
Wed to obtain.tin* floor till# afternoorf,
. tnlerebio 8'I>XI;(*»W(WW.V,
a ftp 1
nock hy jedtitiK her hyud.kuck erhili',gf|io(,yT,jj({cliif
olVcrml to iter. i‘fjs n -Jw»*5 o ovrd ■#q«ti n an «H
We hnve hkhli mi.WII,'tl,h IW W
new ■'•iiJiwr^s^JESfflftKM'
Mucaixiell, K*n. formetlv of tne phrMrtr leirrrupn,
uml more rccu 1 dly fiVWiJ>iVe'tMItor WYhtf nth
Georgian, Mni'Mi toWld# m vifeorool jpgu^ftpAH
1111 untiring ndvoculo of Pcmncratio,pr);"'.ip|cv* W«
hope to sv'e4fftlt^iWteitrl“’»4llnFilW»iw4f-
Athens Banner. limy-tgim 0* oa.'snl
■
130 sh«|ts.U.
Thu bu-ines* at the glpcjl,
.no*m th ir ttvopofitio". llo anitl that gomh-meii j dUtpogitlti'tf.by^anglng
vvere.ini#tn|u'ii li) su(ij.t'sing tho ' ---- -* 1 — u ■**-* L “* 1 --
rlgltl petUluw, tlte ttuo Wmuv* w.
dtstinloii, nnd tlm thoittunt Coiiaross shtihld leg'slntol ntoq. \ tt.wnspf the, w^ode^ptunu'g orfipr-timuch
on Slnvory. thnt motiNrint tlltf Uiiinn Vbltld (Nnitt- -» ! ‘ J ‘ - eL
ticully dissolved.' Air. B. comvndt d tlmt tint poo-',
|»U* of thu.North )y«rojKi|Miuni,«f'tlm;truiv nature of
affairs in ll|0 Sooth, (1 ))o p^urtul tiiptn that, if the
Southern itniitutioii# were not suffered to exist #1
thbynuh th^llWcf vVliife iiiuii utiif 'wotttiin
would Imol'dnngored. ‘ ' n . eid, r
M. B. mndo some, remarks, showing Why ho and
UUparty of iho Sunilmipnorvod tlte Administration.
Tboy did so becunrajlip 4'rofidpnt twin noyv. up. ad-
vocu.o of tho in,inures for,vv(.|oh tltey eiintnndad.'
Air. II. alluded to iho du Itlpiis 'po'icy of Gun. Hur/i-
#<in. noil proved that'III 1CII3, that Indlvillinll ',lb-
dared ila.t lm wus wilJ'ttg it,at the whole sontlmi
revcouo should bo applied to ooivittsBl vmniwipol
tioti. A 'bill that in lUJUGuii. Harrison refused iu
say whether ho was an AtiolitionLt or not. Ho
adduced miiny other |»roof# of tho Abolition pHncI-
pie# of Hurl Ison. Wlt.ch could tmt lto dettied, nnd
assorted, that sinco tho Harrisburg nomination a
Jotter Imd buenwrillo.it, asking him to doflpo hi#
position on that subject, bat tin: Conotul refused t*
aaswur. ”Yo#,”*nid Mr. B., "ho know* belt, r.
• him aiiswor.” la • 'iiclusioa Mr. B.'anM, It hnj
boonussorted tlmt I' : soit wa# now an ttctuitl main-
berof nn AflHiiion -vociuty. After thu expose l
wondor if thu Witigs will still huvo tho assurance lo
dotty tlmt Harrison j* nn Abolitionist.
t Mr. Diontgoulo objected to tbo resolution ofMt*.
Tliuinp-un. and oflutedu substitute thrrefor.
Tbo 'dobe Ims the following: ''
Mr. Droning,Milo rose and submitted nn amend
ment, which hu said hoshuold move the previous
question on; nnd, nirer inma remiok# un a point of
.ordurfruto Mu*sr«. Droinguulc, Adam*, L'lolcrvyood,
tho j«»iin, wu)i on, dip!l tlt'{»n]iip Imtwcqn Wtvepppd earth,, did* not," he
iv wtv* eltltcv vmlym »*rV said, po et, the vrpl\ ^\\itwp caWplyy of yhp gwntlo-
’' * ""• vv> •ttoij. l U.wpj pfthp'Wpoilep^uinicg tir^pr. ihouah
•d'l,*S»»nyittiHou litfid. Hq ftr))i;4 ,ti^, fipon the \
South to brltjg fumntdp nisolpifqti1 .ti>r''Kn uhnlltlqh;
reo who would vote for ity fl.'^'nfl'd,, J >>rit ho
would nht, nod that no doubt' d ' wlycilier niiy pno
led on I nth of llo
!ie.i*iii'*s, which wn.
no ili-ligh'ful ride we
Ull ill-ll*l|l>t ifsultH of
been informed flint
ut 1I1 depot, to 1I1
•neon, nii'l t'Ciiviog
•pitiilt Irom p
Mason, Tltontpson of, Sopth Carolina, and Garland
of Louisiunn, tho umeoumunt was (lien rend a* fol
low# t , . i- •»•.»• in l»i'i 1
Strikft out nil uf.rr the word resolved, dnd ln#er»,
thut all poiiLioiis, memorial*,; ruiuuiwtianuos, ad-
ili'M-o*, rusoliuioiis, pnipo-itipus, pr papers of quy
(Joscription, tourljing tl|u abolition of slavery or tho
slave tiudo in the Di*|rir( of Colitinhia, in tint Tor-*
• it"i io# of iho (Jiiiird Stall's,''or iri'any Blntn of this
Union, or to tho lrnn#|Wlntii'.n of slnvr* Irom uny
State, D S'riot or Torrjtoiy of the Uttlud S'lites, to
nay otlan Stuio, Dintiict or IVnilory, or rejatmg in
whojo or ilt.pnr.ii h> 'toy way, or tq irayoxlootwlnit-
ovor, lo tliu.usiihjecu, xlinll ho laiTiiii (ho fiddly
without a tpiciiioa and without action or dcbutct.aiid
tho I'ome snail not ho plintod.
Mr. Warren of Georgia, submitted .wlii'llior It
wn* in order; tl|o juituiulinent-buiDg, h# ho coalond-
cd, tho onto lliing i/isyhmtincn it* l|to resolution
of Mr. Cole#, which was I 'iii oh tho table.
After siitoe remark# froin Messrs. WuVren,Briggs,
nnd Dromguolo, ■' 1i ■>■.
Mr. BiAc.k appealed to (lie courtesy of the gent]e-
man final Viigiaiu and tint libomlity of thp IJoimo,
and prapuHrrl thill evety memhor who liod an nniciid-
roent to h .limit, should l.o |iormitinl to ufl'-r it, and
huvo it hull'for th" information oi the House. In
ihi-wny, Mr. I). *’«ld; ovtny gentli nmn could place
h msolf lit tit" piisitina ho tlu*ircd’i"occapy,.nnd tho
qn"Sii"ii o-itild ho tnl,, 11 on each resoluiioasoparutu-
J) i.itlHrffrdpr.withOntdoUtfl.
Mr. Drivtwguol*- would'nnty rrmmk tlmt no con
sent "fit's would clltthgo thu roles of tlio House. Il
is far the Speukr r, nnd not fur him to *ny whuih-
the goiitloninn's proposition wa# in order. -
Mr. Bliick said ho only meant tosny that ho wu*
itidelncd to tho courtesy of I he gentleman from Vir
ginia. w ho wn* Hitiilcd to thd floor, for allowing him
■in ,ip|iurtUi'iiy />f making tho'prnpos'tion he did to
llo- House. He hoped hi* ios"l"iioii might be rend,
uod Jiobopod that over, gi-.iilco.un who dc-ired to
do *0, might be permitted to offer hi* inneoilment,
furthn purport* of showing In* view# oh 1 this ques
tion.' ’’
.Mr. Black's resolm inn wa# then read a# follows,
for tho inl"linuti"ii of tho Mo|i#ct but several Voices
opp"*iair i's "rcpli.iii, it was iu»t received: ,
Resolved, That, 'ipoatlH' pie-outniion nf noy pc.
titii'ti or oiltot pnpm, piovlitg for or toocllii'g .tlm
abolition of slavery in tho' District of Colombia, ip
tluvStuie* of il'i* Ciuifodunicytur iti tho Tctritotie*
tlu'i""f. the. snip*, $hall not be received. , 1
Alt,1 a debate on iho point of order rui-cd by Mr.
Warteti, in which Messrs.Dr.irngoule, Pope, Brig)#,
Thompson, .Smith of Ji.iliana, Banks, Warren;
Tiirnoy, i»"l Everett took p-irt. ; * , ..
Tint Speak' r danlilod tint Mr. Dromgool"'#
arnendmeot lati iz in suhstanc" the santo thing with
tlio losolti'ion of-Mr. Color, winch wu* laid on th*
lulde, it could not he toi-oivuj,
Mr. D,: . 'tonic took nn appeal fiom the tier'(tlon
ofthb Chair; but on inking tlm qin»*i ion <m tliu up-
peal, tfioClitiir wn* *ii»lained—yen# 120, nay* <14,
Air. Utoingooiothno,ufior»uinM remarks,iqwlib'h
III) •tilted It" conceived it toll" Id'dmy to put 11 stop
to liti* u*eh'i* and u’m'ioc •• my debate, moved' tbo
pr< : viini# quest ion un Mr. Tli'impsoti's resolutkin*;
wlieri,
Ml. I |"fl'tiM|t moved for a cull of tlm I lnu*«, which
wn. oideiedim diite roll having (m-tt Vailed *tvn,
| ‘.Mil in,'".her* "ii.woied lolhtiir |i#tno#.
After , a tin ; the ai'HOitee*, hu titer pmCMtllttgl
wpt, perhaps,
si ttlpd jljtiqoostjqn,
., cbsthAl full, noVo;".'.
IVo liuvp so frequently cnibodipd ppr.vlipw# as,to
thn imporlunru of this Rond and its rapid progress,
thnt Wo bellove onr reader* Will ext'iiso us for / puh-
llshln^,'inland of any remark* fninj ouVsolf, tho
iJhso'rya'flnns iff a now caq temporary. . Th'f opinion*
"fllio l’rrss nre always vnhinhlo, ssm),ig is;, pleasant
to sin, them with one voice urging on thu ball. Out
only wish is that W„ had our feger debts' In', that wi
might increase our variluie In till* ‘noblVtinrl/r
mkltig., A venture when the frond yvp» coritmgncell
but now a siiib investment nt.d returning a, fair jn
toiest. I A* a stookholdor, one of (hit original (innub
though confined by ourmnitna to few share#{-a# J
ehlzen of Snvnnnnh‘; a# a Georgian;* wo «iiy‘ to*Its
vuliinblo oflicor*—go ahead. May Heaven’ artilld
t'ljoiiyqur untiring labor#. > n . •!' i
THE CENTRAL RAIL r.QAP, I
On the first day of February next, ono hundred
milo* of tlii# road Will bo open for travelling. This
i* much moro (ban could bkvo been expentedf ond I*
what untiring labour along cbiild accompllslj. ,\Vh
balievo thn annals of rail rogd epterpriiq, jn i||i;,fiqgdi
uffnrd no pnrulDI to tho amount of work whiah .hit’s
liiten d'iun on this fond, wilh so alight nionns,during
iho snm'e period of time. Tho ChDf EnginebrJX-
O. Reynold*, Esq., and hi* associate'*, deserve gi'citt
praise. Economy Ini#bwobrou^bt.tobonron t vory
point for the perfection of the rood, while durability
lias never been Id t sight of. 1 'As’a rosidnht nf Bq-
vantmlt, nlioso abode, in cloud *r sttnshlttff, 1 it w(P
bo for life, wo Ipel proud of'tlii# unrloriaklng—ns a
citizen of Georgin, wo-fool doqbly, pioqd, t|i*t jn
thn tenth 61 ull crenkiog, nt leust,:one • General..Ait-
sembly of tlio State, lent its aid 'to it#:pr6jocthih.
But, with sorrow ,we sny it, we,fq f «l gl»o bnnijlintld
—tiny, nsimmed, tlmt th,* lost two oftlir{|6l>glsli.
ttires of Georgia seomcJ to huvo lost every
of tlmt liberal—thnt patriotic fugling that should
over nctipiio them. Yoav—tboy uppeared to hnVo
forgoimn (hat Georgia Wad a seaport—that Snvnn.
null existed—that tlio fluiirnjsbingcity o^Mpcou'ajid
v, ry large nmoant this morning., U. fl
Hni-m HifTlUlJa'ftfctedtftltBM-lyW
E*tliitnge^Vi9<^kA^\M\siott Knglanrt .PM?
71 imr cent pram pKisffiiunml* t'vf.«; JCI i:r
''"fh^/ilW^lhpJenrilwCrtlM
phla this morning: $40001rtiAl«P.lidMi«)|jw> 94),
our money
men generally, are on tiiiioe Tof lOtTai'difiwttit'aeiwn
of our Lt^WatdWilfi'W'WwWUia'ilBtttki^iffh*
opinion prevDil* rfWrll»AMU»tHnjMH#to.repeal tho
char.or oftW ty'WpMWA* .nkmHtod; ItMbeJjen-
ate hy MK''BWl(Hri/(rtl , 4ir4hd HooirhyiMrnMcKI-
werp and' d#*|iU«4bv gP)(dUNlit944i>IJsr.‘! , lof? l .f -IW”®*
dinte re#oniptlon hy Mrw
a do*iruc*iwiiiattiro ( willi4i>,fljin»(t|;fi.)jljU'tjv/ (Jho
U. S. Bunk chnrtoc.fsJII.'Wli MW. WlI«lIfe»V
«. l l='..!,4 | iM'i>l‘tet,‘i|jl!|r gjy
B.tnk and the rastfomftm /'fMalili^hWhwnu. *©ut
these reform# will aotiuflral bh'lli l, e'o(iftHn|ly -with
tint rorn'Mit9'ndrtllon#'oflG(»d<i Ru<y)| r /(j|dLi Hu r8 “
sumption, ifrirti+ml/iod on» wilHwncrnduqlv/ -
Dlvidekdl-^I\tf^vahi.rastd iBtUaimiadg, R»fl
Rond company haVistdrchip«ii-»«!»4Wdftid|jPf^*g
ilnllar. on.MMlik*WK.-HJWVtlJVAOi,W of
Ecbniur,. ...nlt.L..,,. „i..A > 11
t M() V,» ,/f
It will bo scon Hnii thn r wa*
po vtitoned 'fbih'bnlij W /h^’Iiigl.lnwirat’tintUlWed-
iif*,|iiy next, in cpnseqifi'rttdof 'tko Bbsenddof two
,;ril.W membbrV In fh'o Hbnsd , f Delegate# a
short hut animated dbl/oK* tynm|rdp'W*ftbai»iotlo#i
for die p *tpoiatra4|i. ulp. 4bo, PMW, un
the triosl m to (mslptoie, .wn* jOjtjt.,fi2; jnSchnte 2
miij.it iiy WN’ fiitor. t A largct ■msqu/sq ofMfftipion
os*, milled iu the twu gMliarif.rgp^ m^fg^dMata
of the 11 oil**! to witnoss (Im Interesting con teat, end
their anxiety to bo |ir.*seiifittt itbfc election.—Rich-
mond CompilVj,uin y, PO j,
A meeting was'ft.djlT)j/ t))o'fJKI(ltJ6'«^f the Mem-
ihi* Branch Rail Hand tjnd’fftffurtl Bout- Gompan-
es. ip llpme,|Oq’tho lflilt. iVtid'tfijariH'Wy qppmnl-
aTW nil State,
her wealthy merchant#, annually bought najl sold
thooiar.ds of halos of our groat staple/ which, for
SS?jpp« n|
y -- «v fltk State,
in which ij} taken.
So much intero-l is (elt. 'In IflnTfiuilHtfeir’df Floyd
and Cass, In Mils’wbrk/troH ITI# KefrivM the 3,000
shares rrqqired by.l^chwor,. will b" } mtharibed
immedinioly, a(i(! tho cAjuilriwHuH'coiH^micetl by
iv,! linpo*to «i'p tfi.e HrtidlnfeVoiUflnV^rf Vy the 1st
of Juanqry.noxt.’fitiil Jlieh’m'Vo’’wlll'^be a graded
road from tnn city of .Maili'n, Hj'fl'W iihvi^thlo wa
ter* of .he 1 Couw)fvo>3^I,ll»uMj64l, the
tweon thn Sotim Attnntlfe und the AVdir, will be et
fueled.—t<
i-mly MpygwjJmtWUitw^i'flJUjvTo^^wltb her
* L imepp”? 1 *'
laitcr* thro' the
sight #o much iwiWWC&dwMHfl,
now work—"Woman and Itor
press.
tValmot vv*4di qW
Cl iNNUKLAwi^MS.iMl r.
n long season of tho year; nro piled up for traospjir-
tution, to (Im only.ioiil'ohtlct for 'exjibrti—Savan.
nnh.i .Witutl Surdy. llmy slipuld renNorV^r ilfit iio
8inm in tlii# Union ha# over risen in .(jtp, srale
prosperity, witlo ut tho Hs«i*tanco of a lilmra). ad*
ministration of thq public revenue. Wo would wj.lt
to Ira understood us bitlofi oppU*td to ovory^herpo^.
lorinirruaj improyetnentj tfiat ctumut be proved to.
tho understanding of the most hmnhlo Capacity, a#
deserving of support from die public coffers—thqre- -
for#, tlio Central Ruil Road, ono hundred milt-4 p/*
wbkh have In'eii completed and which already pay* ;
a dividend to iu stockholder*, has oar heart'y supi
port. Jtisemphalically a work iff public utility,'
utol must enrich ,etr people. . It can in no •vent Im
stayed: and wc Imps fog it a credit ofoqr State, tlmt
no irtun calling him««|f a Gtjorginn^wjjl bp found to
throw a pebble in. llw way, ,wreq tl|oitg)|. his ; pjmo#t
omlaavour-caa never stop iw. tripqtplii(i progr^i*,, ,by. pro *fiWl^r,/tl»fr,^»hyaWMb* _
Onward it mu*t and willgoj ifion b^nrti tjWrtuoWamaiMy
Thorn will bdi a brevotiiip«iHwi<jiKen , « mar
riage-qbjs tho way,'it f« partly certain ib/ftthl# will
take pine* in Fubriibfy,‘iaJltMtdimoittb*?aHier than
wn* iutondofl^sit i.H UiM> lift'd ruil ,.l -.t.tr
Madcmoiselfo I)'F.*W'vIrtdj{hteT*4f;tto Duke of
Su-*ex, ii wbtw* matsyimi awdHiyill-HecnTnef wdtat
ShuiWeilqr.cjdl*,] **’* ' * “ *
Wfinn!# mMto
liCcuM."
. TlioEa,UrSw»VdlOsbUra,
nrH.of Norfalk’#.noble Vdyod, i* |t|l
to.Victoria.; Why,not i«;6ho is.dfs.
Queonheredf—rM#rg*iwt qCKAajou.,
'H (©»'• R wed MOvnelt i<iV>
Narrow Escape.—AbypoehoniHiac lanarterWko
had hod free ttw-pf the grremds of the Asylum at
tStauatPtbONiVnta" the town, and waa followed
. - ......... i •" ’tAIlU
It "in iho chungo# iaciduMtal m out «i«}»ioif iv wh n I midvr tho c*d wuto dispensed wilhl ssiwt
«*ocol«tU»»wR
kr.lb.nA, l,idU(M.|»«l. j » ,
The f ,‘lghl rf crHliin I. 1°-_fllpM. 1 .Rf;(*<jrljy .TS*OA«u>r J,nd.>b*rM*<H
■$•1,50 p« r bale, to bo cunveyM from Alncon to jhi# pntstruied^andwifUhJdinif'A
city, by wator.i Tbi# fact atonal/, worth j|.t)v)j4afnd' .rescaad, a>oi)t(ndn4rpmypfrM>lmfrH nvnjflA^
argumonu. Thu pltMHar«,V(h?«md thplrcpwon fo bod ths^.kmfcr.wllfcljraiviwsmldhibar?},
Ihe Mnnon m«rkolrr-}|n;..nicrchant# w|;p purceaie ‘ b<N*Hri
it—#nd all cimeonesd, rxcefitb*, thp.boai p^tlcre’, ***•
(and it i# doubtful wbotlwr U*y#hyylfiI* excepted) • .yredtlokYlj] .IGwfriM^afiniaik, deceased,had
-all foal ibl# Wavy in#, conrequontqn a low rljfen many grief* la idiO l ytw relgn-ftr*«, hi. foUteffa
It iafonhom, lhon,.biloudaholpinghaii(l up thu' Ured<ihryunflMb|)oaaidfaannity, which charaotor*
(jfiitnU Hull Rn#d, llnst II may W M'ltilM the next h#»F'lfift^m#tylnlHbi« j*miy'kingdom wlmnShaks.
Um Leglslnmre—thut jo*iico,;,ll|i*timi 'hvaS-fiSti
taidy, may come nt last,-Samnnah Telegraph, utrribln l«mlhnrdlOall«*fGniM'i.l.a;;rn. i hia^M
, b.'mn,«vi'u,faRk,.nwiirwl |U.ftoa
m.nll |M,», wlilih, |l» lM| f..w «tki. Til. MM. t»%|<*i«.|lrwct^#iM.iRirtM.»iii#i,Mi tw.
•»—1» wnjimaMmSt i J!fi jg
IT —
t L; 'if w'«i .ml th*rh»f.w! J
Mb f-wnA ifhl, u.ihflhWa,
i. uv,r by k. 1 • -1 nMwyhr-.;>>l
•m / « * us nige.*l.' , ■:■■■! «•#•■ V mom«« 'Wr'<
' ysvSSmmf fiffiiMhO
•qv "<#ui| j». t« | at aw i-4#aiV'| w) rfl**
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